Newbies - say hello here!

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Below is the original thread that appeared in the general message board - which has now been moved to this forum. This thread has now been closed, but you can still read it - please add posts direct into the Newbies - say hello here! forum.

Welcome to you all!🙂🙂
A little bit of history about this board - I have had type 1 diabetes for 35 years - (I am 39!) and do not have any contact with other diabetics - five years ago I joined a US diabetes message board as that was the only one available, as I was having terrible problems with high blood sugars after exercising. The people I met on there were fabulous and I got sound advice on my problem! The majority (luckily for them) were all on insulin pumps - I realised how desperately we needed a UK board like this - so went straight to the top and approached Diabetes UK - as I am a graphic designer and also build websites! A huge amount of negotiation - as there were sticking points on what DUK wanted and what I felt users would want - but we got here in the end! I did have an online survey and sent paper surveys out to various diabetic groups - so it is not entirely centred on my needs and wants!! I really hope to see the traffic building up on this site and look forward to reading your posts and sharing your experiences. Doctors are great clinicians but all the greatest advice I have ever got is from other diabetics.
 
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Great work admin.

Good to see another Scot on the board xbethanyx. Edinburgh was my place of birth
 
Hi my name is Lizzie, I am 26, live in London and have had type 1 for 15 years. I used to live in Surrey. What part do you live in, admin? And what is your name, I feel weird calling someone 'admin'?

I am really glad you started this board, I too have joined American boards and groups but felt we needed one in the UK.
 
Hello to everyone. What a great idea to finally have a site like this based in the UK. I hope no one minds if I use this site to get answers to the questions that our group members ask and I have to spend hours on the internet to find answers to.
 
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Hello Everyone,

I was diagnosed as having type 2 diabetes last october, so far it is dietry controled, and so far i've lost 3 st, the weight loss has slowed down a bit now, but i am still loosing it, be it slowly, but that is the right way to do it, this weight loss isn't for vanity, but for my health and for the rest of my life, so no rush, i'm now on tablets for my cholesterol, not because it's high, it is 5.4, which for a normal person thats good, but because of my diabeties, the doctor would like to get it between 3 and 4, so sadly i'm on them for life now, i was hopeing to get through this with out tablets, but if i have to i must do...........


Pat.....
 
I have had type 1 for 6 years after a complete shock diagnosis. I have never been able to control my sugars and my last consultant was really insulting so these message boards are so welcome. I have also found that as an ex anorexic learning to eat again with diabetes is both alien to me and and the professionals.
 
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Hi all am new to this so please be patient with me lol, My sis showed me this site and i thought it was a great idea. I am a type 2 and have been diabetic for 18 yrs now (am 42) Looking forward to getting to know you xx
 
Hello, this is great, I hope it gets as much support as the dLife forum in the US (which I love). I've been type 1 for 37 years since I was 5, I was pretty hopeless at control (except when pregnant) until approx 6 months ago - since then I've made a real effort and also been lucky enough to attend a DAFNE course - not that I'm very good at following the principles - there is a fine line between having a life and feeling like a walking pancreas simulator. I am on 5 injections a day (2 long acting and 3 short) - would be nice to have a background insulin which actually lasts 24 hours, would be nice to have insulin pumps which test and adjust for you, would be nice to see the medical profession acknowledging the psychological aspects of diabetes - looking forward to more chat and info
 
SueR said:
Hi all am new to this so please be patient with me lol, My sis showed me this site and i thought it was a great idea. I am a type 2 and have been diabetic for 18 yrs now (am 42) Looking forward to getting to know you xx
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Hiya Sis 😛 welcome
 
Hi all, very new to all this as i was only diagnosed about a month ago (type 1) so its all come as a massive shock. There is so much to take on board i dont think i will ever get my head round it!!36 year old male,5 injections,2 lantus & 3 novorapid.
 
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hi i am new to this and would like to meet anyone around my age - 20 - with type one diabetes, i have had type one since i was 7 years old. i found out i had it after a accident i had with a plastic sledge at christmas lol. i have had a lot of trouble with it as i am only just coming to terms with having to deal with it on my own and have been in hospital with dka at least three times this year! :( i also recovered from diabulimia last year and am trying to get back onto good terms with my diabetes and would love any support. get in touch xx
 
Hi,

Congratulations on setting up a very 'usable' site! Great to hear from so many experienced people. I'm pretty new to diabetes - I was diagnosed with Type 1 in May this year at the age of 49 after going into hospital thinking I had a severe stomach bug. It turned out it was DKA, an experience I never wish to repeat having lost 17 pounds in 3 days. What made it worse was that they thought I'd had a heart attack whilst in hospital so I was put on all sorts of medications which made me feel terrible.

I was actually due to run in a marathon a few days after I was admitted, and (somewhat optimistically, I now appreciate!) I still held out hopes that I would be able to go ahead - sadly, the race came and went whilst I was still in hospital.

Thankfully, I have since persuaded my doctors that I don't need most of the medications. It turned out that I didn't have a heart attack, but an inflammation of the heart caused by a virus - which probably also put paid to my beta cells, hence the sudden onset of diabetes. I also successfully ran in the Great South Run a couple of weeks ago, which gave me great confidence that I can continue with my running. It's trickier now, but I'm learning how my body reacts, gradually.

It would be great to hear from any others who have been diagnosed Type 1 so late in life - most Type 1's seem to be at least half my age, or at least were diagnosed very young!
 
I'm a diabetic wife.

My husband was diagnosed with Type 2 at 30, a couple of years ago. We didn't realise he had a problem, it was picked up on a routine check when we moved and joined a new GP practice. I've also hunted out info on the net - I recommend the Diabetes UK main site as a great source of info. Their local groups are not so good for people our age - the local group we tried had people twice our age dealing with different issues, and the other support seems focussed on young people. Those of us new people in the middle seem a gap needing more support, as we are looking for advice on diabetes care for many decades ahead, whilst fitting into active lifestyles.

I'd like to make friends with other partners of diabetics and to share lifestyle and cookery/food advice.
 
Hi all, yh its great that a uk version site is finally here :D

nice to be able to talk to others who go through the same thing.

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Hello to all

Delighted to find this site up and running.

I'm 52 and was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes a year ago and am on metformin and gliclazide plus simvastatin and aspirin. Well done to the one of you who has lost so much weight - my progress on that aspect is slower than I'd like - my GP tells me that is partly down to the gliclazide's "weight positive" effects

Unluckily I am one of the many who has had Type 2 diabetes for many years without knowing and am seeing the ophthalmologist at the end of the month about my retinal screening results which showed maculopathy. On the positive side, now I am improving, I feel so much better than I have for several years and actually have energy to spare. Get my latest Hb1ac results later today and hoping for further improvement.

Trying to learn more about this disease and have found others with it so helpful with the practical hints and tips as well as the moral support when the going gets a bit tough. Also studying the Open University course on Diabetes Care and enjoying that immensely



Vanessa
 
Hi I'm Alistair and I'm an alcoholic ....... woops wrong forum 😉 no seriously I'm 45, type 1 diagnosed this spring following rapid weight loss among many other symptoms. Type 1 diabetes was a delight of a diagnosis compared to what was going through my mind.

I started on novomix twice daily then quickly changed to the more flexible regime of multiple daily injections. I guess it must take time to get used to injections, sometimes they hurt a lot and others I can not even feel the needle.

I live in North Yorkshire with my wife and we have both taken up cycling to try and get me fit and help reduce long term complications.

All in all, I thinner, fitter and generaly in better health then I've been in hte last 25 years.

Alistair
 
A Parent of a Type 1 Diabetic son.

Thank you Admin for creating this site. I am a mother of a 15yr old son with Type 1 Diabetes who was diagnosed in 2004 at the age of 11. It has been a general nightmare ever since with high blood sugars, behavioral problems, etc.
Im hoping to get my son involved with this site as he has nobody else to share his Diabetic problems with. Love, T x
 
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Diabolical said:
Hello, this is great, I hope it gets as much support as the dLife forum in the US (which I love). I've been type 1 for 37 years since I was 5, I was pretty hopeless at control (except when pregnant) until approx 6 months ago - since then I've made a real effort and also been lucky enough to attend a DAFNE course - not that I'm very good at following the principles - there is a fine line between having a life and feeling like a walking pancreas simulator. I am on 5 injections a day (2 long acting and 3 short) - would be nice to have a background insulin which actually lasts 24 hours, would be nice to have insulin pumps which test and adjust for you, would be nice to see the medical profession acknowledging the psychological aspects of diabetes - looking forward to more chat and info
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I agree with you that the medical profession need to acknowledge that there are very serious psychological aspects that must be taken into account when treating a Diabetic and that stress can make blood sugars rise. My 15yr old son has had numerous problems both at home and at school and when he is stressed his blood sugars hit the roof, he then becomes argumentative, disruptful, agressive and is not a nice person to be around. He often gets detention in school for swearing and being disruptive (although we have asked the school on several occasions to test his blood sugar levels when this happens to see if they are hight) sometimes this is not his fault. Unfortunately the school does not understand this!!
 
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